Area IV Accommodation Challenges West Springs and Wildwood Schools - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Area IV Accommodation Challenges West Springs and Wildwood Schools Open House February 6, 2014

Accommodation Challenges

• Both Wildwood and West Springs were at capacity for Fall

2013 and are projected to be overcapacity for Fall 2014

• We are monitoring enrolment at Vincent Massey School

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Timeline History

November 14, 2013 – Parent Representative Focus Group Meeting to provide information to parents and have parents act as a barometer for issues and concerns raised by the larger school communities November 25, 2013 – December 8, 2013 – Opportunity to share your thoughts via Thoughtstream online engagement process December 16, 2013 – January 5, 2014 – Round 2 of the Thoughtstream process, an

• pportunity to view the thoughts of others and identify and submit priorities on-line.

January 2014 – Administration and Superintends review feedback from parents and make a decision for the September 2014 school year. January 23, 2014 – Parent Drop-In Open House Postponed January 27, 2014 – Parent Representative Focus Group Meeting to examine feedback on scenarios and review revised scenarios. February 6, 2014 – Parent Drop-In Open House to gather additional feedback on revised scenarios. February - March 2014 - Once the final plan and implementation details are confirmed by administration, you will receive a confirmation letter communicating the details of the decision.

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Purpose of the focus group

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Purpose of the focus group

• To provide information and an opportunity to ask

questions to a representative number of stakeholders

• Establish the different values or perspectives within a

community on an issue

• Generate dialogue about an issue in a small forum
• To act as a barometer for issues and concerns raised by the

larger school communities

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Focus Group Meeting November 14, 2013

Scenarios suggested by parent representatives from West Springs, Wildwood, Olympic Heights, Rosscarrock, Glendale and Jennie Elliott Schools* *Note: CBE will review these suggested scenarios to determine

• feasibility. Viable scenarios will be presented for review by

parents in the Thoughtstream online engagement process.

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Suggested Scenarios from Focus Group

West Springs West Springs as a K-4. If it reaches capacity then K-3,

• 4/5/6 at Rosscarrock

Maintain a K-6 with overflow

• Rosscarrock
• Sir James Lougheed – can we move the All Boys School?

Split grades for more space (higher utilization) Wildwood Change grade configuration K-4

• Grade 5/6 at Glendale

Westgate community to Rosscarrock

• Could possibly walk
• Olympic Heights overflow to Glendale
• Spruce Cliff to Rosscarrock

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Suggested Scenarios from Focus Group

West Springs Remains K-6 with overflow to

• Rosscarrock 152+77=229 or
• Glendale 223+77=300

Wildwood

• Designate Aspen Woods to Rosscarrock or Glendale
• Designate Spruce Cliff to Rosscarrock
• English track from Wesgate community designated to

Rosscarrock *Based on Rosscarrock traditional calendar change

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Suggested Scenarios from Focus Group

All Schools

• Modular classrooms where available
• Convert a school to a middle school
• Redesignate Westgate students to Rosscarrock
• Redesignate Cougar Ridge to Rosscarrock (grandfather for more

than 3 years to keep families tougher) Traditional calendar

• Examine bus routes etc. to bus students from one community

to more than one school (without requiring more transportation routes) e.g. start and end times

• Look for space in Catholic schools

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Suggested Scenarios from Focus Group

West Springs

• A. Change grade configuration at West Springs to K-4 and move Grade 5/6 to

Rosscarrock Wildwood

• A. Redesignate Aspen Woods (west of 85th Street) to Jennie Elliott

West Springs

• A. Cap kindergarten
• B. Grade configuration change to K-4

Wildwood

• Keep walk zone
• Bussed communities to move
• Spruce Cliff (bussed only)
• Cougar Ridge

*Rosscarrock best option in terms of available space & bus ride times

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Focus Group other comments

Middle School for Area IV (up on the hill) Values: Special Education, financially viable, walk zone Wildwood

• Phase out Out-of-Boundary students
• Westgate, Spruce Cliff and Aspen to Rosscarrock
• Div. II & K Out-of-Boundary
• Aspen West of 85th Street to Glendale

West Springs

• Grade 5 and 6 to Rosscarrock or Glendale

West Springs

• Rosscarrock for overflow, lots of space and close to West Springs

Wildwood

• Move a smaller group to a school that makes sense ie:
• Aspen Woods to Glendale or Jennie Elliott
• Cougar Ridge - Glendale

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SCENARIO 1:

West Springs School: Change grade configuration to K-4 and designate GR 5-6 students to Rosscarrock School. Wildwood School: Re-designate Aspen Woods (West of 85th Street) to Jennie Elliott School and re-designate Olympic Heights overflow to Glendale School

Note: Scenario 1 projections continued on next slide

SCENARIO 1 (Continued):

West Springs: Change grade configuration to K-4 and designate GR 5-6 students to Rosscarrock School. Wildwood School: Re-designate Aspen Woods (West of 85th Street) to Jennie Elliott School and re-designate Olympic Heights overflow to Glendale School

Notes:

• Effective September 2014, all Grade 5 and 6 students from West Springs would attend

Rosscarrock.

• At Wildwood School, new students from Aspen Woods (West) would attend Jennie Elliot

effective 2014. Current Aspen Woods (West) students at Wildwood could remain at Wildwood until the end of their division.

• Effective 2014, new overflow students from Olympic Heights School would be designated to

Glendale School. Current Olympic Heights students attending Wildwood School could remain at Wildwood until the end of their division.

SCENARIO 2:

West Springs School: Remain K-6 and Cap enrolment. Overflow K-6 students to Rosscarrock School. Wildwood School: Re-designate Cougar Ridge students to Rosscarrock School.

Notes:

• West Springs would remain K to 6 but enrolment

capped at 80 students per grade using lottery

• process. *Existing students attending West

Springs School would not be asked to leave.

• New K to 6 students that are overflowed from

West Springs would attend Rosscarrock effective September 2014.

• At Wildwood School, new Cougar Ridge students

would be designated to Rosscarrock effective September 2014. Current Cougar Ridge students at Wildwood school could remain at Wildwood until the end of their division.

SCENARIO 3:

West Springs School: Remain K-6 and Cap enrolment. Overflow K-6 students to Rosscarrock School. Wildwood School: Re-designate Spruce Cliff and Westgate students to Rosscarrock School for Regular program.

Notes:

• West Springs would remain K to 6 but enrolment capped

at 80 students per grade using lottery process. *Existing students attending West Springs School would not be asked to leave.

• New K to 6 students that are overflowed from West

Springs would attend Rosscarrock effective September 2014.

• At Wildwood School, new Spruce Cliff and Westgate

students would be designated to Rosscarrock effective September 2014. Current students from these two communities attending Wildwood school could remain at Wildwood until the end of their division.

SCENARIO 4:

West Springs School: Change grade configuration to K-4 and designate GR 5-6 students to Rosscarrock School. Wildwood School: Re-designate Aspen Woods (West of 85th Street) and Olympic Heights overflow to Jennie Elliott School. Notes:

• Effective September 2014, all Grade 5 and 6 students from West Springs would attend Rosscarrock.
• At Wildwood, all new students from Aspen Woods (West) and Olympic Heights School would be

designated to Jennie Elliot effective September 2014. Those students from these communities currently attending Wildwood School could remain at Wildwood until the end of their division.

SCENARIO 5:

West Springs School: Change grade configuration to K-4 and designate GR 5-6 students to Rosscarrock School. Wildwood School : Re-designate Cougar Ridge students to Jennie Elliott School

Notes:

• Effective September 2014, all Grade 5 and 6 students from West Springs would attend Rosscarrock.
• At Wildwood, all new students from Cougar Ridge would be designated to Jennie Elliot effective

September 2014. Those students from Cougar Ridge currently attending Wildwood School coulc remain at Wildwood until the end of their division.

Decision Making

• The Area Director and Director of Planning &

Transportation make decisions on student accommodation issues.

• Parent input influences and impacts decisions.

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YourVoice

257 received to date 242 West Springs Residents/families/relatives 23 Wildwood/Olympic Heights 10 Parents of pre-school children living in West Springs 10 Receiver Schools (majority from Jennie Elliott) *Binder with actual emails is available for viewing – names removed.

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Thoughtstream

Thoughstream data from all 4 Thoughtstreams was consolidated and analyzed independently for the CBE by facilitators at Thoughtstream. Information included in this presentation has been provided by Thoughtstream.

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Thoughtstream

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Thoughts:

• 758 invited
• 401 participated (53%)
• 2929 individual Thoughts submitted

Priorities:

• 758 invited
• 579 participated (76%)
• 18,625 stars assigned

Thoughstream

Main Theme:

• Splits/Disruptions/Grade Configurations

Other Common Themes:

• Proper Utilization/Planning of Space and Capacity
• Maintaining Quality Education
• Transportation
• Capping/lottery set-up

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Splits/Disruptions/Grade Configurations

• Maintaining community and connections was voiced in all

five options as an issue of high negative concern.

• Cited as extremely important as encourages involvement

and social stability through peer and family networks.

• Concern that some options would split up communities or

force dissimilar communities to merge.

• Mixed feelings around changes to grade configurations of

schools (ex: K-4 or K-6).

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Scenarios

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Thoughtstream

Other thoughts from parents:

• Add portables to West Springs
• Give siblings priorities (if do overflow) and deciding who goes to

what school

• Add Glendale to Options 2 and 3
• If need to make West Springs K-4 ensure that those already

enrolled get to finish grades 5 and 6 there as they expected and planned (since they contributed to the school and stuff)

• Build a middle school
• Access to TASC program (Jennie Elliott)
• Access to childcare

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Revised Scenario

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Scenario 1 West Springs

K-6 West Springs

• Remain K to 6
• Enrolment capped at approximately 80 new kindergarten

students each year using lottery process. *Existing students attending West Springs School would not be asked to leave.

• New K to 6 students that are overflowed from West Springs

would be designated to Rosscarrock School effective September 2014.

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Scenario 1 Wildwood School & Olympic Heights School

New Cougar Ridge students would be designated to Rosscarrock School effective September 2014.

• Current Cougar Ridge students and any new siblings of Cougar Ridge

students currently attending Wildwood School could remain at Wildwood School. *Existing Cougar Ridge students attending Wildwood School would not be asked to leave.

• New Aspen Woods (West of 85th Street) students would be designated to

Jennie Elliott School starting September 2014. *Existing Aspen Woods (West of 85th Street) students and any new siblings would not be asked to leave Wildwood School.

There would be no change at Olympic Heights School.

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Scenario 2a from West Springs School parents – Move to K-4 over time

Effective Sept. 2014 cap kindergarten registration at 85 students and announce that these kindergarten students will be the first group that may only attend until grade 4. All students currently at West Springs School will complete to grade 6. Overflow students to Rosscarrock School.

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Scenario 2b West Springs School Move to K-4 September 2014

Moves to a K-4 grade configuration. Effective Sept. 2014 Grade 5 & 6 students move to Rosscarrock School.

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K-4 2014

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K-4 2019

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Three-Year School Capital Plan 2014-2017 New School Construction Evaluation Process

Recommend School Communities for New School Construction Capital Projects Submission to Board of Trustees School Community Profile

• Declared Preschool Census/K-4

Enrolment

• K-4 Enrolment, Grade 5-9 Enrolment
• Annual Population Growth

Busing and Travel Time

• Median Travel Time
• Bus Receivers Projected Within Two

Years Ranking Criteria Eligibility Criteria Accommodation Options Evaluate accommodation options for eligible school communities to determine final communities to be ranked. Eligible School Communities Identify new and developing school communities. Accommodation Available for a Community

• Existing K-4 School or Approved
• Greater than Two Transition Points